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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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—Inno Score
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21.3Inno Score
30.7CPU23.1
—GPU20
20Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80000 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 8000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 23
  • 36% lower process: 7 nm vs 11 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20232020
Process7 nm+36%11 nm
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2.4 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory type—LPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Modem—Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download—0.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Geekbench 6 (single)—716Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,640Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—142Bottom 6%

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